How do I force an item to move to another creative tab?

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How do I force an item to move to another creative tab?

I created my own custom item, and since, well, I'm a proger, I decided to add it myself, which is why I now have a locked code element that is not in the creative tab that I need.
I've tried to rewrite creative tab by force and create my own, but it doesn't help. MCreator itself does not allow updating system files - it overwrites them during the build. I don't want to leave it, it's a very convenient collector and organizer for mods.

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when you go to properties…
Fri, 08/22/2025 - 08:31

when you go to properties while creating an item there is a box with text next to it that says creative tabs you need to click the + and add the creative tab(s) you want the item to be in

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Yeah, I'm facing the same…
Sat, 09/06/2025 - 04:56

Yeah, I'm facing the same issue for a bunch of locked elements, the creative tabs box under properties isn't an option.  And unlocking the element loses all the changes there (I reference items and textures from another mod, among other things).  And the creative tab info seems to be stored separately from the editable files in the locked element, so there's no direct way to change it for that element. 

It would be very handy if the interface to reorder elements within a tab allowed the addition and deletion of elements, moving items between tabs, etc.